Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-10-17

chosen q committee, composed of Superin-
tendent White and Directors Kimban and
Ingalls,, to confer with the trustees and ex-
anime the plans proposed. 1t is said that it
will be necessary to abandon the grounds un-
less something is done.
LINCOLN.
Mr. Peleg Pitcher OF South Edgecmb, had
a narrow escape from a horrible death last
week. While driving his team he noticed
that the wheel was coming of his cart, and
as he jumped to save the wheel the steers
started and he was Knocked down, both
wheel and axle falling upon him, and he vas
dragged rod or more under them. He is
hurt internally and is in critical condition.
DIR. Cushman who attended him thinks he
will recover.-Boothbay Register.
PENoBscoT.
Mr.. Hamilton, proprietor of the Garland
corn factory, says that the outlook for another
year is excellent. They put up l6O, 900 cans
this year, and expect to double the quantity
next His help take very handily to the
work Three girls, green hands. lately pasted
and labelled 1860 cans in one day.
One Of our respected citizens ssys the Dex-
ter Gazetle, came near being martyr to the
deadly bullet, the other day. He kindly en-
gagged to take charge of little bonfire of
household clutter that lady had swept up
and carried outdoors, after the femme love
for order and neatness. Upon the fires get
ting well under way bullets began to fly in all
directions and it soon became apparent that a
package of rifle cartridges had been included
in the rubbish No damage resulted but
there was lively lodging of the leaden mis-
sells for while, and some pretty tall thinking
was done afterward. OF course our citizen
had nothing to say after il was over. man
never does say anything under such circum-
stances.
PIsCArAQUIs.
An Abbot, correspondent to the Piscasaquis
Observer writes: We are to have wooden
mill here. George Matthews, the wool
carder, has taken 10 a partner, Freeman Ben
nett, and they are preparing the mill for
mere machinery, and will soon be manu-
featuring cloth They will still carrv on the
wool csrding business, in the season of the
work, and do some manufacturing to fill up
the time. They are both young men, ex-
ports in the manufacturing business, and we
hope to see them succeed.
SAGADAHoC.
Richmond wants a corn canning factory
The Waterman at the new shoe factory one
engine room and saw him throw q lighted
match into pile of shavings. He succeeded
after severe tussle in ejecting the tramp
whom he severely Observation-Disclosures M.
Foster has sold his Front street residence to
Thomas Maxwell of Bowdoinham. The
dwelling Is one of the finest in town. Though
tine terms of sale are not made public. the
general impression is that the property was
disposed Of at high figure.
YORK.
John B. Motley while engaged in painting
the Methodist church. Saco, fell distance
of ten feet by the slipping of lado er and
sustained severe injuries.-Mrs. Joel Roberts,
who resides on the Pool road, met with a
serious accident Friday afternoon. She was
standing upon chair, adjusting curtain,
when the chair tipped and she fell sidewise,
stalking against a table and breaking her
right shoulder
A boy got his right hand caught in the
railway gear in one of the mills on the Pep
pereil Biddeford Friday afternoon, sustaining
Injuries that necessitated the amputation of
one finger close to the hand and another at
the first joint.
c. H. Clute, ofsAlfred who has studied law
for the past two years in the office of Samuel
VI Came. Esq of thst village, was admitted
to the York bar at the Supreme Court last
week. He was subjected to rigid oral ex-
animation in open court, by the presiding
Justce. Hon. Artemss LIBBY, and acquitted
himself with much credit. Mr. Clu.e will
pr ,ctice law, probably somewhere in that
county.